Broadcom patents multiple antenna solution for NFC phones

Chip maker Broadcom has developed a way for multiple NFC antennas to be built into an NFC device, making it possible in future for consumers to conduct NFC interactions without having to orientate their phone in a particular way.

“Antenna solutions disclosed herein include a single NFC controller configured to control activation/deactivation of multiple NFC antennas,” the patent application explains.

“The single NFC controller can control activation/deactivation of the multiple NFC antennas by providing control signals to a switch which can switch activation/deactivation of each of the multiple antennas based on the received control signals.”